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39 matching groups · National annual average payroll pay · Private employers

NAICS 512250 · 2025

Record production and distribution

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$202,574

Average annual pay · 28 published state / DC records

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NAICS 5174 · 2025

Satellite telecommunications

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$152,015

Average annual pay · 40 published state / DC records

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NAICS 517410 · 2025

Satellite telecommunications

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$152,015

Average annual pay · 40 published state / DC records

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NAICS 5132 · 2025

Software publishers

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$238,933

Average annual pay · 51 published state / DC records

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NAICS 513210 · 2025

Software publishers

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$238,933

Average annual pay · 51 published state / DC records

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NAICS 5122 · 2025

Sound recording industries

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$141,698

Average annual pay · 37 published state / DC records

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NAICS 512240 · 2025

Sound recording studios

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$81,139

Average annual pay · 39 published state / DC records

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NAICS 517121 · 2025

Telecommunications resellers

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$108,616

Average annual pay · 47 published state / DC records

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NAICS 512191 · 2025

Teleproduction and other postproduction services

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$117,461

Average annual pay · 27 published state / DC records

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NAICS 516120 · 2025

Television broadcasting stations

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$109,575

Average annual pay · 44 published state / DC records

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NAICS 519290 · 2025

Web search portals and all other information services

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$385,911

Average annual pay · 38 published state / DC records

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NAICS 5192 · 2025

Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services

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$333,499

Average annual pay · 31 published state / DC records

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NAICS 5171 · 2025

Wired and wireless telecommunications (except satellite)

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$118,210

Average annual pay · 51 published state / DC records

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NAICS 517111 · 2025

Wired telecommunications carriers

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$117,670

Average annual pay · 47 published state / DC records

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NAICS 517112 · 2025

Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

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$125,702

Average annual pay · 46 published state / DC records

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These are average payroll wages for covered private-sector jobs in the industry, including full-time and part-time work. They are not a median, an occupation-specific salary, an individual offer or a total compensation package. Employer benefits are excluded; the wage definition can include bonuses and certain stock-option payments. The coverage is private establishments in the QCEW program; public-sector employers and many self-employed workers are outside this selection. Different job mixes and hours worked affect comparisons. Broad industry groups and their detailed subindustries overlap; their employment counts must not be added together.

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